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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ha. Frenchy's starting. Has the first RBI of the 2010 postseason too. Geez.

True. 2 of those starts (1 with Seattle, 1 with Texas) were losses that Lee probably deserved to lose. The third was an early season game when Lee was in Seattle. He pitched a complete game but lost 2-1.

Centerfield wrote: I never felt he was given the horses to really compete Really? Are you including 2008 in that statement?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: So which is your least favorite of the modern scoreboards? Detroit needs an update pretty badly. Philadelphia's board isn't very good and their out-of-town scoreboard is located in a place that prevents too many fans from seeing it (right field wall).

Jerry's total inability to give an effective reliever a full inning down the stretch in 2008. My memories of him are his running out of the dugout, hand raised, ready to go L-R-L as many times as possible.

Dr. Joseph and Jeffrey Dello Russo. Everybody remembers the big deals. The little stuff that bothered me: Giving out contracts/picking up options for 1 year too many: Julio Franco Marlon Anderson Orlando Hernandez Moises Alou Damion Easley Alex Cora Failing to re-sign Chad Bradford but giving the same 3-year deal to Scott Schoeneweis.

Edgy DC wrote: I'll count it when it happens. As it is, the teams already in the market have a theoretical head start on the Braves. I don't think this is true, theoretical or otherwise. If anything, the Braves have a theoretical head start on everybody because they've known this vacancy was coming for quite a while.

Edgy DC wrote: The major league club, the nucleus of the this team, is healthy. I guess Omar forgot to add "except Bay and Santana, and maybe Beltran who had pain in his knee again at the end of this season."

Edgy DC wrote: Cubs, Mariners, Marlins finish season with interim managers, so I guess those count as open jobs also. Don't forget Bobby Cox's retirement as another open job.

Maybe, but that statement could be true for Washington or Girardi or Bochy too.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: I started this thread with the preconceived idea that the Mets' main scoreboard was the ugliest of the moderns. Collecting these images confirms my POV. I get the impression that the Wilpons gave us a scoreboard grudgingly, the same way that they gave us a Mets HOF a year later. The Mets' scoreboard portion of the scoreboard looks like an afterthought -- an excuse to sell more ad space. I wonder if the Wilpons lose any sleep at night over the fact that there's a portion of their scoreboard that isn't generating ad revenue? Seriously? I'm not high on the Wilpons either but they didn't "grudgingly" include the scoreboard. A more accurate description is that they managed to make it look terrible by putting advertisements around it in a stupid manner without any regard to design or aesthetics. Generally speaking, the Citi Field boards themselves are middle-of-the-pack. Not fantastic, but not awful. The out-of-town scoreboard would be among the best in the league if it could be seen properly at night.

MLB stepped in and forced every team to wear those ridiculous "stars and stripes" hats.

HahnSolo wrote: Might have something to do with the tweak to the cream-color pinstripe jersey? They didn't think the black caps went with it? I think so. When the Mets wore the white pinstripe jersey in prior years, they occasionally wore the blue/black hats. But I believe every wearing of the cream pinstripes had the blue hat.

What makes for a good scoreboard: 1. Large, clear video replay board; 2. Full-time out-of-town scoreboard. Cannot switch to advertising or "let's go team" messages during the game; 3. Lineups of each team displayed at all times; 4. Misc. key information easy to find (ie. pitch count/speed; OBP of batter, etc.) Based on those criteria, a few of my favorites are: 1. Washington. I liked the layout of the board (image in this thread is a good representation), it's big and clear and you can find anything at a glance. 2. House of Evil. Credit where credit is due; the thing is HUGE and can be seen clearly everywhere, especially the affordable seats in the stratosphere. 3. Arizona. Recently upgraded the main video board. Extra credit for having the lineups and out-of-town scores posted, full-time, separate from the main board to the info is always there, even when the "Go D-Backs!!!!!" message needs to appear. 4. Kansas City. Recently upgraded, and also a giant board that can be seen from everywhere. I found the layout a little busy which was the only real drawback. 5. Target Field had a very nice video board but the out-of-town scoreboards were difficult to find and weren't "full-time." Also nice: Cincinnati, which has been upgraded since the picture in this thread was taken. St. Louis was also pretty good and gets a nod for having a board above the bullpen specifically to indicate who is warming up. Ballparks that need upgrades: Detroit, Philadelphia, Dodger Stadium. Oakland too, but I know why they haven't.

I was a big fan of the free wi-fi there.

Zvon wrote: I just think that will be the most exciting series and I think the Phils have the upper hand. So people here don't want the Yankees in the series just cause it gives them a chance to possibly win another? Would I be correct in assuming that you don't get to too many Mets games in person? And that you don't live in New York City? Any additional Philadelphia success simply makes their moron fans that much more unbearable, whether the game is at Shea or in Philly. Any additional Yankees success makes their fans that much more unbearable and unfortunately there are millions of them in this area. It's not that I don't want these two teams in the World Series; I don't want them to have winning records. For the next 15 years.

What?

I had to turn it off lest I throw something at the radio.

Pelfrey 4 Acosta 2.25 Igarashi 1 Takahashi 1 Green 1 Tejada .5 Thole .5

Box Score

If Misch was available to pitch, why the hell did Jerry use Perez?

Wayne and Howie went on a long riff earlier this game about how Jerry never disrespected the Mets fans or the position of manager. The choice of Perez here (with other men still left in the 'pen) directly contradicts that.

The SF-SD game is on the MLB network this afternoon. After 3 scoreless, Giants pitcher Jonathan Sanchez tripled to deep right-center. He missed first base while running (no appeal), and a ground ball single by Freddy Sanchez scores him for the first run of the game.

Perez warming up for the 14th inning. I see we still have Feliciano, Dessens and Niese available in the 'pen.